In France, 1663, a meteor crash lands to earth and narrowly
misses a woman carrying a basket of linens. Unfortunately for
her she meets her demise by a mysterious creature that hitched
a ride on the earthbound extraterrestrial crater.

"Resonnances" takes its time. It takes about
45-minutes before we get to the creature causing chaos. The
foundation of the film is spent introducing the characters, and
pairing them for a BBQ before their getaway. When the film
finally holds its own we at least have some characters to care
about, and want them to evade their predicament.

According to Origin Art's press kit (the studio behind the
film), "Resonnances" budget was 45,000 Euros
(approximately $60,000 US). For a film with such a small budget
with so many FX shots (400 in total to be exact), the film
shines above its meagre means. One cannot expect a polished
Hollywood production, but something more akin to "Lexx"
or made-for-TV movies on the Sci-Fi channel. However, don't let
this detract you. The FX work is still surprisingly good, with
crane shots, cool miniatures and monster mayhem. They are
obviously not going to look like a multimillion dollar movie but they
do have a cheesy appeal.

A major thing "Resonnances" has going for it above all
other sci-fi films of its kind are interesting characters with
engrossing, witty dialog. I doubt you'd see such a polished
script in one of those low budget sci-fi American productions.
Characters aside, the subterranean extraterrestrial monster is
cool, almost resembling the Loch Ness monster but underground
rather than under water (for a gander at the beast, check out
the awesome painting that Synapse Films provided for the cover
art). The creature terrorizes its prey, finding their
whereabouts by way of sound and vibrations. Ultimately trying to
bring them to their final resting spot -- a scrap yard graveyard
of discarded cars and bodily remains.

"Resonnances" isn't so much a horror movie as it is a
suspenseful sci-fi film. There is a little bit of gore, and
some horror elements but the film stays more towards the
suspenseful side of things where the prey tries to dodge the
monster's clutches. While obviously not for everyone and with
limited repeat value, "Resonnances" is a pretty good film
that has enough to go around for an overall fun, entertaining
low-budget sci-fi adventure.

Synapse Films presents "Resonnances" in a 1.85:1
un-anamorphic aspect ratio, claiming it was shot this way.
While it would have been nice to view the film anamorphic,
viewers can still mimic this with their remote's zoom feature.
We get both French Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1 audio options with
clear English subtitles. While it would have been nice to see
some of the supplemental features from the creator's website
featured on this release, we do get the film's theatrical
trailer.